Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-08
LOCAL BREYITIES.


visors.
Taxes will be delinquent after the 18th
OF the present month.
The question of the hour-Will the
Trustees call a special election?
The Hook and Ladder Company of
woodland has ordered 5000 truck.
The network of tracks in the switch
yards has recently been undergoing re-
pairs.
=, A carload of Michiganders will arrive in
TN city next week, who intend locating in
FL Dorado county.
The Dixon Tribune says the weather is as
nckle as Sacramento belle. What does
brother Leake mean.
| Work has been commenced on the ex.
| tension OF the Carey street-car line from
twentieth and streets to Twenty-fourth.
Notaries Public were appointed yester-
day as follows; John D. Little, Monticello
Napa county; E. w. Wilson, Eureka, Hum,
boldt county.
The sidewalk on the northeast corner of
second and streets, has worn out in hoI-
lows and rainwater collects there to the
depth OF nearly an inch.
The police station register revealed but
TWO names at midnight, last night: All
Lang, mlsdemeanor, by Eldred, Deputy
Sherlt1, and Charles Hanson, misdemeanor.
by Coffey, Deputy Sheriff.
Yesterday a carload of Immigrants ar
rived IN this city from the East, intending
10 make the Sacramento valley their home.
MS Is put the beginning of what promises
10 be big immigration to this section.
Warden Shirley, of the San Quentin
Prlson, has offered an additional reward of
Al
| caped convict, c. H. Thorn. This, coupled
with the Governors reward, makes 800.
The Superior Court of Yolo county has
granted Mollie Howard a divorce from
Clarke Howard on the grounds of desertion.
Both parties have many acquaintance in
TINS city, and both came originally from
Placerville.
The Sacramento Templars' Band of Hope
will give musical and literary entertain
ment, with view to replenishing their
funds,at Firemans Hall next Saturday even
ing The Band of Hopeis doing good work
among the young and deserves encourage
ment.
Ell Dorado Lodge, No. S, I.O.O.F., has
elected the following-named officers for the
ensuing term: Andrew Carlaw, n. G.;
James McCaw, Y. g.; L. J. Clark, Record
ing Secretary; Leon Solomon, Permanent
secretary; Mike Howard, Treasurer II. 3.
Nielsen, Ed. Ellis, A. Root, Trustees.
Capitol Lodge, No. 81, I. o. O. F., has
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing term: f, c.. Nichols, N. g.; O. w.
ErleWlne, Y. G.; William A Stephenson,
recording Secretary; L. B. Van Denberg,
Permanent Secretary; John f. Slater,
treasurer; Richmond Davis, Trustee.
S. T. Maslin, who, it has been asserted,
is trying to get the position of State Libra
Ran, denies the report. He says he has a
position guaranteed for the next three wears
at $3.50 per month, and he does not propose
throwing that to one side for a $3.50 per
month position which will likely last but
one year.
Governor Bartlett wanted an Executive
Secretary with Revolutionary name, SO
he appointed Randolph. Governor Water
man wanted name with a statesman ring
to it, so he appointed Douglass Governor
StOneman-well, he doesn't appear to have
cared Dam about it, and is now regretting
that he did not.
Rising Star Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. s,
has elected the following named as officers
for the ensuing term: Mrs. P. F. Dolan.
n. c.; Mrs. j. A. Carlaw, V. G.; f. j. Clark,
Recording Secretary; Leon Solomon, Per-
manent Secretary; Mrs. II. Warendorph,
Treasurer; George Murray, H. F. G.. Wulf,
Mrs. w. II. Sherburn, Trustees.
The Yolo Supervisors have decided 10
aid the Woodland Board of Trade, and
causes the Nal to remark There seems to
be new life and new purpose enthused into
our citizens by the philosophical action of
the Board of Supervisors, and from this on
4olo county is going to make the "fur fly
Let Los Angeles and San Diego take due
warning.
1t is stated that the electric light COM
pany does not intend to run the lamp in
front of the station house, because it is a
thank you job. When the city allowed
the light company to erect its poles in this
city it is said to have been part of the agree
ment that the lamp at the station house
should be operated free of cost to the CITY,
The Trustees should see that the CITY gets
its due.
The Nevada City Transcript of yesterday
says: " f. B. Houston, of Sacramento,
arrived here yesterday and, as receiver in
the case of J. B. Houston VS. John Tonga
baugh, sold at auction in front of the Court
house an undivided one-half of the east
half of the west half of section 80. in town.
ship 10, being the property of the defend
ant. The property was bought in by the
plaintiff for 81, 200"
Yesterday afternoon the petition of Joa-
YUM SStCI lOl pOSSSSSlOil anu CuSlDuN
of the Sylvester minors was heard BY
Judge Van Fleet. Many witnesses We're
examined on both sides. 1t was shown
that the father was not the proper person
to care for the children; that he contrib
uted but little to their support. Judge Van
Fleet dismissed the writ and gave the Gus
tody of the children to Mrs. Sylvester.
The Yolo Nail says From private let
ter we learn that the Lambert boys are in
Texas with their favorite flyer, Susie S.
Although Susie s. was beaten by Kitty
Pease it required the fastest time on record
to do it-fve-eighths of mile in one min
ute. Susie s. was handicapped with twenty
two pounds extra weight, and had just
made a seventeen-days' journey in the cars
The boys are now in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The second trial of T. ]. Duncan for OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses from Mil
ton McWhorter, was resumed in Depart
ment Two of the Superior Court yesterday
afternoon. The jury was but partly COM
pleted when the panel was exhausted. The
case was postponed until to- day, when they
will endeavor to complete the jury from
the jurors who were busy on another case.
w. A. Anderson represents Duncan, while
District Attorney Bruner appears for the
people.
The management and operators of the
Western Union telegraph Office in this
| city, to which reference has before been
made, are entitled to much credit for the
excellent manner in which the Presidents
message and other large reports trans
| mitted, have been received here and sent to
the press. The Presidents message was
one of the cleanest pieces of telegraph work
that ever found its way into a newspaper
office. Any intelligent compnsitor could
have taken it fresh from the operators
hands and put it into type, without the
omission of necessary word or punctua-
ton point. Such work deserves public
acknowledgment.
The "Two-Thirds" Problem.
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN Pardon this COM
munication, but it is simply impossible for
me to resist the impulse to write, whether
it is published or not. "Colburn" is either
dealing liz sarcasm, or heis the worst mud
died figurer' of all. The theory of the law
is that in order to sustain the proposition
to tax the public, the proposition must re-
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